Chapter 10: Imaginary Journeys: The Lojban Space/Time Tense System
- PU
- temporal direction pu = past, ca = present, ba = future
ZI temporal distance zi = short, za = medium, zu = long ZEhA
temporal interval ze'i = short, ze'a = medium, ze'u = long,
ze'e = infinite ROI objective quantified tense flag noroi =
never, paroi = once, ..., roroi = always, etc. TAhE
subjective quantified tense di'i = regularly, na'o =
typically, ru'i = continuously, ta'e = habitually ZAhO event
contours see Section 10
- FAhA
- spatial direction see Section 27 VA
spatial distance vi = short, va = medium, vu = long VEhA
spatial interval ve'i = short, ve'a = medium, ve'u = long,
ve'e = infinite VIhA spatial dimensionality vi'i = line, vi'a
= plane, vi'u = space, vi'e = space-time FEhE spatial
interval modifier flag fe'enoroi = nowhere, fe'eroroi =
everywhere, fe'eba'o = beyond, etc. MOhI spatial movement
flag mo'i = motion; see Section 27
- KI
- set or reset sticky tense tense+“ki” = set, “ki”
alone = reset CUhE tense question, reference point cu'e =
asks for a tense or aspect nau = use speaker's reference
point JAI tense conversion jaica = the time of, jaivi = the
place of, etc.
